Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU seniors will have their day

ecupirates.com

• East Carolina Closes 2023 Campaign Against Tulsa
• ECU Secures 20-Win Season With 3-1 Victory At UTSA
• Pirates Fall to Seton Hall, 68-57

WNCT 9

• Pirates fall to Seton Hall in last day of invitational
• East Carolina Secures 20-win season with 3-1 victory at UTSA

WITN 7

• ECU women’s basketball falls to Seton Hall in the Bahamas
• ECU basketball’s Cam Hayes denied transfer waiver to play immediately by the NCAA, Pirates to appeal ruling
• Bobby Pettiford Jr. hits buzzer-beating 3 from deep to lift East Carolina over Kennesaw State 85-84

247 Sports

• Kirkpatrick hoping to sing the fight song one last time to close out ECU career
• ECU transfer guard Cam Hayes has immediate eligibility waiver denied by NCAA
• Everything Mike Schwartz said after ECU’s 85-84 win over Kennesaw State

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Mason: Kirkpatrick’s job was cost for latest offensive disaster
• ECU men’s basketball: Pirates go 2-1 at home tournament following Pettiford’s halfcourt game-winner

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Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Memphis, Tulane Win on Wednesday Night
• UAB, East Carolina Both Earn 1-Point Victories Tuesday Night
• FIU’s Chue, Florida Atlantic’s Mora Earn Weekly Awards

The Associated Press

• Preview: No. 18 Tulane and UTSA brace for high-stakes clash
• No. 18 Tulane, UTSA aim to set aside distractions with title game berth at stake
• No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks and the Memphis Tigers meet
• Jackson State takes on Tulsa following Evans’ 33-point game
• South Carolina State Bulldogs visit the South Florida Bulls
• Imagine 12-team playoffs this year

USF seniors seek to finish journey from basement to bowl eligibility Tampa Tribune

Memphis, No. 20 Arkansas renew rivalry in Bahamas Winston Salem Journal

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  5 takeaways: Memphis basketball’s win vs Michigan in Battle 4 Atlantis
•  Memphis basketball vs. Arkansas: Score prediction, scouting report

Tulsa World

• Tulsa’s Anthony Watkins accepts coach’s challenge, ranks high among AAC rushers
• Bill Haisten: For the Presleys, a fun ride at OSU and a baffling season at TU

NOLA.com

• UTSA QB Frank Harris is a problem, but Tulane might have a counter on its coaching staff
• It’s official: Tulane announces David Harris to take over as athletic director on Jan. 3

Temple swept in final match of season Temple News

Late free throws spoil furious comeback as Owls fall to Rebels 247 Sports

Charlotte Observer

SMU hosts Navy with AAC championship berth, history at stake for Mustangs Dallas Morning News

Denton Record Chronicle

• Prediction: UNT will edge UAB to end season on high note
• UNT women’s basketball team aiming to build on hot start in holiday tourney

UTSA program continues to step into national spotlight with matchup against Tulane San Antonio Express News

UTSA visits Tulane with spot in American Conference championship game at stake San Antonio Report

Charlotte men’s basketball splits matches in the Jacksonville classic ninertimes

Rice notebook: It’s bowl or bust in regular-season finale Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Tar Heels must solve Wolfpack puzzles to win football rivalry game. How to watch, odds
• No. 14 UNC basketball recovers from slow start to beat Northern Iowa in Bahamas opener
• Clemson athletic director backs gymnastics coach after accusations of toxic culture
• Duke football hosts Pittsburgh on Saturday. How to watch, stream online. Betting odds

WRAL

• NC State takes top spot in WRAL Power Rankings
• No. 14 North Carolina uses a big second-half run to beat Northern Iowa in Battle 4 Atlantis
• ‘It wasn’t easy getting here’: Tez Walker explains his journey to Tar Heels, close ties to his family
• Heading into UNC game, NC State QB Brennan Armstrong ‘playing better than ever’ after benching

History lingers over North Carolina-Villanova matchup Winston Salem Journal

Charleston Post & Courier

• Clemson’s Will Shipley runs with fire in his eyes. Here’s why.
• Clemson receiver Beaux Collins to miss South Carolina game
• Campbell’s 3-point shooting down the stretch ends The Citadel’s win streak
• Gamecocks turn to QB LaNorris Sellers to boost run game
• Clemson’s Dabo Swinney sees virtues of development in USC’s Xavier Legette

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• No. 24 UVA bounces back, edges West Virginia in Fort Myers Tip-Off third-place game
• Region/state roundup: JMU halts legal threat against NCAA regarding its bowl eligibility

Roanoke Times

• Aaron Faumui’s 6-year journey at Virginia has seen pain and triumph
• Bowl projections for Hokies after Week 12: A date with a pass-happy offense?
• Pry, Hokies embracing legacy and rivalry that comes with Commonwealth Cup

The Associated Press

• Edey’s 28 points, 15 boards power No. 2 Purdue past No. 4 Marquette for Maui Invitational title
• Defending champion South Dakota State again appears the team to beat in FCS playoffs
• No. 22 Liberty tries to finish 1st perfect regular season in trip to UTEP
• No. 17 Notre Dame looks to avenge Marcus Freeman’s most disappointing loss in trip to Stanford
• Rutgers and Maryland go for winning seasons in Big Ten regular-season finale
• Rivals North Carolina and North Carolina State bring 8-win marks into latest neighborly tussle
• Clemson, South Carolina enter Palmetto State’s biggest rivalry on three-game win streaks
• Virginia Tech seeking bowl eligibility at Virginia, which has lost 17 of the last 18 meetings
• No. 9 Louisville seeks to win 11th game, first Governor’s Cup since 2017 against archrival Kentucky
• Oregon State AD says keeping coach Jonathan Smith is top priority
• Clayton scores 28 and Florida gradually distances itself from Pitt for 86-71 win
• Mark carries No. 20 Arkansas to double-overtime victory over Stanford 77-74 in Battle 4 Atlantis
• Walter and Missi lead No. 13 Baylor to 88-72 win over Oregon State in NIT Season Tip-Off
• Brink helps No. 4 Stanford top Belmont to reach Ball Dawgs Classic final against Florida State
• UNC Asheville Bulldogs and the Lipscomb Bisons square off
• North Carolina A&T Aggies and the Alabama State Hornets square off
• Winthrop plays Georgia on 3-game win streak
• Virginia Tech Hokies and the Boise State Broncos meet